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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]]
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'''Anthony Joseph Battaglia''' (born April 10, 1949)<ref>[https://www.mylife.com/anthony-battaglia/ajb2788v MyLife.com profile]</ref> is a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]] and a former [[United States Magistrate Judge]] of the same court.

==Early life and education==
Battaglia was born in 1949, in [[San Diego, California]].<ref name=judicial_senate_questionnaire>[http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/111thCongressJudicialNominations/upload/AnthonyBattaglia-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire: Anthony Joseph Battaglia], (May 18, 2010).</ref> He graduated from [[United States International University]] in 1971 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]].<ref name=whgov_20100520>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-names-three-united-states-district-court-0 President Obama Names Three to United States District Court], ''[[whitehouse.gov]]'' (May 20, 2010).</ref> Battaglia then earned his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[California Western School of Law]] in 1974.<ref name=cwsl_news_20100521>[http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=news.asp&body=news/battaglia_nomination_052110.asp Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia '74 Nominated to Seat on U.S. District Court] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121062103/http://www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=news.asp&body=news%2Fbattaglia_nomination_052110.asp |date=November 21, 2010 }}, ''California Western School of Law News'' (May 21, 2010).</ref><ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/battaglia-anthony-joseph|title=Battaglia, Anthony Joseph – Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>

==Federal judicial service==
In 1993, Battaglia was selected to serve as a [[United States Magistrate Judge]] for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]].<ref name=union_tribune_20100520>Greg Moran, [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/20/obama-appoints-federal-judge-in-san-diego/ Obama nominates federal judge in San Diego], ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' (May 20, 2010).</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/>

On May 20, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Battaglia for a district court judgeship on the Southern District of California.<ref name=whgov_20100520/> to fill the seat vacated by Judge [[James Lorenz]].<ref name=union_tribune_20100520/> He was renominated at the beginning of the 112th Congress. On February 4, 2011, Battaglia, was for the second time unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref>[http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/california/sen-barbara-boxer-senate-judiciary-committee-approves-judge-anthony-battaglia/]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The State Column]]'' (February 4, 2011).</ref> On March 7, 2011 the Senate confirmed his nomination by a vote of 89 ayes to 0 nays.<ref name="judiciary.senate.gov">http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm</ref> and he received his commission on March 9, 2011.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FJC Bio|nid=1393636}}
*{{Ballotpedia|Anthony_J._Battaglia|Anthony J. Battaglia}}

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